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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 31/08/2026

I just learned that the fourth annual Sandia Starforgers Workshop for speculative fiction writers is 50% sold out. Join @sarahgailey.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @marieparks.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social and Elsie with an early bird discount, or apply for the scholarship. starforgers.com

Sandia Starforgers S.F.F. Writers Retreat and Workshop. April 30 - May 3, 2027. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sarah Gailey, Premee Mohamed, Mary Robinette Kowal, Geoff Habiger, Marie Parks. Save $200 early bird discount, in effect until October 15. Starforgers dot com.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Brb gonna go design a “Where AI Goes To Die” shirt

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Sue Young @sueyoungmusic.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

My mother’s book launch at Bookworks in Albuquerque was fantastic. Packed house and her book sold out. She continued celebrating this morning with an espresso martini at brunch. Oh - and - my mother is 91. @bkwrks.bsky.social

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

oh, do you like [literally anything]? you might enjoy Connie Willis' "To Say Nothing of the Dog"

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Great conversation at SFF book club tonight for THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson For next month, we are reading TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG by the great Connie Willis!

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Genre New Release Table: Oops All SFF Edition

A new release table display. Sign says New Releases Sci Fi Fantasy, Mystery, Horror. But all the books are Sci Fi fantasy.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 14/07/2026

MOODY PALADINS: Converting people to kissing books since 2017!

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

JULY EVENTS & BOOK CLUBS 🧵 7/15 @ 6pm - SFF Book Club 7/22 @ 6pm - Bookworks Book Club 7/23 @ 6pm - Tasia Young and Jerry Ortiz y Pino 7/27 @ 6pm - Queer Book Club 7/30 @ 6pm - Nephi Craig #BookSky

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Bookworks and the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation are delighted to present @debhaalandnm.bsky.social with the release of her debut memoir, A Voice Like Mine. Join us on Tuesday, June 4th, 2026 at the historic KiMo Theatre.

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Deb Haaland, A Voice Like Mine: A Memoir

A local, independent bookstore in Albuquerque, NM since 1984. Bookworks offers new books, children's titles, gifts, and a variety of special events.

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

My sapphic ecothriller Accelerated Growth Environment has been out for two months! Check out the book trailer and the latest reviews on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Had a great time at Indie Bookstore Day w/ @bkwrks.bsky.social this weekend! A fresh stack of signed copies (!) of Accelerated Growth Environment is available at Bookworks as well as the harder to find Bram Stoker Award nominated anthology Chromophobia, w/ a story by Yours Truly, so check it out!

Author Lauren C. Teffeau, a smiling brown-haired white woman, seated at a table with book swag related to her novella Accelerated Growth Environment and the anthology Chromophobia

Two physical copies of the book Accelerated Growth Environment showing off the high tech cover featuring two women in the foreground of a massive ecological habitat.

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Tonight! At Bookworks in ABQ!

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

You know what’s better than a new Emma Straub book? A new SIGNED Emma Straub book! We still have signed copies of American Fantasy available and we ship within the US. Simply place an order on our website and write “signed copy please” in the order comments. 💙📚

A display of signed copies of American Fantasy by Emma Straub

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We have a very special Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club next week, featuring the one and only Arkady Martine ( @byzantienne.bsky.social ) !

Flyer for Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club

The april book club pick is Rose/House by Arkady Martine. Wednesday April 15. 6pm-7pm.

We will be joined by the author, Arkady Martine

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

“A central element of [David] Dunaway’s book is the eye-opening cultural history of eyeglasses…[An] important, comprehensive work.” @abqjournal.bsky.social on A FOUR-EYED WORLD: How Glasses Changed the Way We See. bit.ly/3O5PF7s @bkwrks.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @glassers.bsky.social

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Discover the surprising history behind your glasses

From Marilyn Monroe to medieval monks, a new book traces how eyeglasses shaped culture, science and the way we see today.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

For the month of February, 10% of all sales from our staff picks section will be donated to The New Mexico Immigrant Law Center @nmilc.bsky.social Visit www.nmilc.org to learn more about their mission and how you can help.

For the month of February, 10% of all sales from our staff picks section will be donated to The New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

NMILC provides free legal assistance and resources for immigrants in New Mexico. Their mission is to advance justice and equity by empowering low-income immigrant communities through collaborative legal services, advocacy, education and community resources.

Visit www.nmilc.org to learn more about their mission and how you can help.

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Katie Stone @abqkatiestone.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

D.J Green who works at @bkwrks.bsky.social in Albuquerque was a geologist in another career, and her fictional book that came out last year No More Empty Spaces, was so gripping I couldn’t put it down. I also learned a lot about geology geological hydrology. Need a great read?

The cover of No More Empty Spaces by D. J. Green with a quote on front
"Green's prose is tender and keenly observant....
A fascinating and frequently moving novel of family and geology."
-Kirkus Reviews

Photo on cover of a wide river running through a rugged landscape of hills.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

We are excited to celebrate the incredible debut of @maddiesmartinez.bsky.social THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER tomorrow! 💙📚

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 24/08/2025

Local ABQ peeps! Bookworks! Tuesday! 6pm! We’re doing a launch party for Hemlock & Silver! Come say hi! Get a book signed! Be there or be somewhere else that is hopefully equally awesome!

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ACLU of New Mexico @aclunm.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

We were proud to talk civil liberties and some of our favorite summer reads with many members of the Albuquerque Community at @bkwrks.bsky.social this week. During July, Bookworks is donating 10% of its proceeds from books on its "staff pick" wall to the ACLU of New Mexico. Be sure to stop by!

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ACLU of New Mexico @aclunm.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Our 2025 Summer Reading List is here! This year we are partnering with @bkwrks.bsky.social to bring you a collection of works under the theme, "Do what's right, even when it isn't easy." You can find the list here: www.aclu-nm.org/en/2025-summ... And buy yours here: www.aclu-nm.org/en/2025-summ...

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2025 Summer Reading List

Do what's right, even when it isn't easy.History teaches us that resistance thrives in difficult times. This summer, as we face a second Trump administration determined to strip away our hard-won

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Hey, Albuquerque. I’m going to this. You coming too?

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Joe Abercrombie @joeabercrombie.com · 04/03/2025

Alongside some dude called George RR Martin, I think they said his name was? Some hot new debut, I guess.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We are so excited to have Joe Abercrombie and George R. R. Martin in conversation May 15th!

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Storytime today (and every Friday) at 10:30!

The children’s section of a bookstore set up for storytime. Chairs arranged around a rug with toys and instruments. A table with the days books on stands. 💙📚

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 25/02/2025

Oh! Hey! If you haven’t read SWORDHEART, the shiny new edition from Tor Bramble is out today! And it is super shiny! www.amazon.com/Swordheart-T...

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Swordheart

Amazon.com: Swordheart: 9781250400222: Kingfisher, T.: Books

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🚨🚨TONIGHT!🚨🚨 Join us at Bookworks for a reading and signing with @rusbradburd.bsky.social for his new novel, Big Time! Rus Bradburd will be in conversation with political activist Mark Rudd. 💙📚

Promo flyer with an author photo of Rus Bradburd on the right and a cover of his novel BIG TIME on the left.

Text Reads:

Rus Bradburd
In conversation with Mark Rudd
Monday, February 24th at 6pm

Big Time: A Novel

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Rus Bradburd @rusbradburd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Albuquerque pals: at Bookworks, Monday, 6 pm- I'll talk about "Big Time," a satire (sort of) about the corporate takeover at Coors State U--& the wacky faculty campus rebellions. w/Mark Rudd! 6 pm, free! (the event, not the book.) @unm.edu @bkwrks.bsky.social @geoffgrammer.bsky.social

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Mort Crim @run-ron-ron.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

They’re really fun reads

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Dark Star @drdarkstar.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

If you haven’t, please go read this series if you can! So good. All Systems Red is the first one.

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Monjster Mash @monjinator.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

If you haven’t read Murderbot yet, they’re freaking great and you should.

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Charlotte Moore-Lambert @charlottereads.com · 08/02/2025

can confirm, we keep these on our shelves for about 30 seconds after I lovingly put them out

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

BACK IN STOCK! The new paperback collected editions of Murderbot by @marthawells.com have been flying off the shelves. Now’s your chance to be a cool kid and see what the buzz is about! 🪐📚💙

A display table with copies of all three volumes of the Murderbot diaries paperback collected editions

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King Bee @king-bee.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

50 Beasts to Break your Heart by GennaRose Nethercott. Perfect little slices of weird fiction.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Hey friends, whatcha reading?

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

“Fabulous book - whether you know a hellebore from a hosta or not. Gardens, memoir, poetry, history. William Morris & Milton - all wrapped up in these beguiling essays.” #StaffPicks 💙📚

Hand holding up a copy of THE GARDEN AGAINST TIME by Olivia Laing

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Scenes from my joint book event with @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social at @bkwrks.bsky.social! A great convo thanks to Sarena, a great crowd, and a lot of gratitude on my part. Thanks to everyone who came out!

Bookworks sign placard that says EVENT Thursday February 6th Lauren C. Teffeau and Sarena Ulibarri to celebrate their new books A Hunger with No Name and Steel Tree

Authors Sarena Ulilbarri and Lauren C. Teffeau seated before a southwest style fireplace in Bookworks bookstore.

Author Sarena Ulibarri animatedly and thoughtfully answering a question. She wears a colorful dinosaur dress.

Another view of authors Sarena Ulibarri and Lauren C. Teffeau as Lauren answers a question.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Got a little sidetracked earlier, what with cool author visits and all, but here are some of this week’s new releases! 💙📚

Stack of nonfiction books
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
Papyrus by Irene Vallejo
Imagination by Rush Benjamin
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison III
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
Shift by Ethan Kross
Source Code by Bill Gates
Seeking Shelter by Jeff Hobbs

Stack of fiction books
Gliff by Ali Smith
Fourteen Days edited by Margaret Atwood
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
The Black Fantastic edited by Andre M Carrington
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter by Grace Tiffany
Isola by Allegra Goodman

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Just got a visit from our (now) local author, T. Kingfisher. Don’t worry, we played it totally cool and didn’t spend the entire time trying to remember what to do with our hands. Thanks, @tkingfisher.com !

A giganto stack of signed T. Kingfisher titles. A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL, THORNHEDGE, WHAT MOVES THE DEAD, WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT, A WIZARDS GUIDE TO DEFENSIVE BAKING, NETTLE & BONE, A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES

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University of New Mexico Press @unmpress.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This Thursday at Bookworks, we will applaud one of our own, publicist Sarena Ulibarri, as she celebrates her new book, Steel Tree, a science fiction story based on The Nutcracker. 💙📚 #sciencefiction #nutcrackerballet #speculativefiction #Albuquerque @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social @bkwrks.bsky.social

David Steinberg of the Albuquerque Journal did an article about Sarena Ulibarri's new speculative fiction, Steel Tree, ahead of her book reading at Bookworks in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sarena Ulibarri is the publicist at the University of New Mexico Press.

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

New Release Tuesday! 💙📚

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Kyle Paoletta @kpaoletta.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Heading to @bkwrks.bsky.social tonight! I'll be talking with @jfleck.bsky.social at 6pm, and the event will include ASL interpretation. This is gonna be a banger.

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Sarena Ulibarri @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

If you’re in the Albuquerque area, come say hello to me and @teffeau.bsky.social on February 6th at @bkwrks.bsky.social! More info: www.bkwrks.com/event/2025-0...

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

“The Martian Chronicles meets True Grit — with a dash of Jules Verne. Part western and part sci-fi, it blurs genres in an incredible way. Exciting, moving, and haunting.” #StaffPick 🪐📚💙

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Bookworks @bkwrks.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New Release Tuesday! Here are few titles were excited about in addition to today’s gigantic release (you know the one). #BookSky 💙📚

Stack of nonfiction books:

Three Wild Dogs by Markus Zusak
Invitation to a Banquet by Fuchsia Dunlop
The Humanity Archive by Jermaine Fowler
Chasing Peace by Tom Rosshirt
I Dream of Joni by Henry Alford
Dare I Say It by Naomi Watts

We Do Not Part by Han Kang
Ballerina by Patrick Modiano
The Broprosal by Sonora Reyes
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
Nobody’s Empire by Stuart Murdoch

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